Plate 1: the genius of drawing, a child with wings, seated on a rock in center turned towards the right, holding a drawing pad and pen, ruins including a triumphal arch to right in the background, the title page from "The Principles of Design" (I principii del disegno)
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- Title: Plate 1: the genius of drawing, a child with wings, seated on a rock in center turned towards the right, holding a drawing pad and pen, ruins including a triumphal arch to right in the background, the title page from "The Principles of Design" (I principii del disegno)
- Series/Portfolio: The Principles of Design (I principii del disegno)
- Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence)
- Date: ca. 1641–43
- Medium: Etching; second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (12 × 15.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
- Object Number: 1986.1180.618
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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